1 fatal · Beech B36TC · 2002-11-25 · Union City, CA, USA
Event
NTSB number
LAX03FA037
Event ID
20021213X05606
Type
Accident
Date
2002-11-25
Location
Union City, CA, USA
Coordinates
37.63639, -121.978057
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
1
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
Beech
Model
B36TC
Registration
N3242Q
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
NDRK
Weather
IMC
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate terrain clearance altitude, which resulted in controlled flight into rising mountainous terrain. Contributing factors were the pilot's loss of situational awareness to his terrain proximity, the dark night, and the localized low clouds that obscured the terrain.